Anyone who felt that the Raptors could take down the Cavs this year has been served a dose of reality in these first two games. Again. The only person on the sideline who spent as much time on his butt was the Raptors global ambassador, Drake, who barely fidgeted in his seat (let alone stand and preen) after that silliness with Kendrick Perkins in Game 1. This season, Philadelphia was 8-5 on two days rest, averaging 111.4 points per game (their highest average of any days rest scenario that featured more than one game). Cleveland was 16 of 22 from the field in the quarter.

Early in the second quarter of the Game 1 victory Tuesday at Toronto, the Cavaliers had the mismatch they wanted. The Raptors entered 6-1 all-time when playing Game 2 at home.

As the Cleveland Cavaliers looked to steal another game on Toronto's home floor, the game between the two Eastern Conference rivals was close. The Cavaliers shot a sizzling 59% from the field which included an 11 for 26 mark from beyond the arc. JR Smith scored 15 points, Jeff Green added 14 and George Hill had 13 for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers. Entering Game 2 on Thursday, the Cavs are shooting 34 percent on catch-and-shoot 3-pointers. "That was only the second quarter, and we knew the game was far from over", Jayson Tatum told TNT about the comeback.

The question now is: What can the Raptors do to even get back in this series at this point? Raptors big man Jakob Poeltl was guarding LeBron James while all five Toronto defenders had eyes on where James was going. At the beginning of the second period, the three-time National Basketball Association champion had scored 17 points and had made all his seven shots, while the rest of team combined had 18 points and shot 6-of-18. Throughout the regular season, no team had better point differential in the clutch than the Cavaliers (plus-80 in 154 minutes). You can sign up for a free 7-day trial no matter what package you choose, and you can then watch the game live on your computer via the DirecTV Now website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the DirecTV Now app. But Cavs closed to within three points at the half, and opened up the second half on fire.

In fact, Love took the public behind the scenes to before tip off, when James basically predicted what he was going to do to Toronto. Furthermore, while Toronto was able to shoot over 50% in game two, their offense has been very inconsistent. It's safe to say the start of the second half did not go the way the Raptors would've liked. Toronto's confidence is very low while the Cavs have all the momentum heading back to their home court.

Nine dead in U.S. military plane crashMay 03, 2018 - 15:55
Tiffany Williams, deputy coroner of the Chatham County Coroner's Office, said by telephone that two people were confirmed killed. The plane involved in Wednesday's crash was at least 50 years old, according to an official familiar with the aircraft.

TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly sunny, high near 82May 03, 2018 - 15:55
The high will be near 84 with a south southwest wind of 16 miles per hour , gusting as high as 29 miles per hour . South wind 15 to 22 miles per hour , with gusts as high as 31 miles per hour .

Did Trump put North America's 2026 World Cup bid in jeopardy?May 02, 2018 - 01:38
Trump's comments came in the context of highlighting American assistance to Nigeria and follow a veiled threat to withhold U.S. FIFA's congress is scheduled to hold a vote to decide the 2026 tournament hosts when it meets in Moscow on June 13.

High-rise building in Brazil collapses during fireMay 02, 2018 - 01:37
São Paulo Governor Márcio França said the building was an accident waiting to happen but that its residents had resisted leaving. Officials said the inferno began at around 1:30 a.m. and it wasn't known how many people were inside.

Amazon expands Alexa hub in Boston with 2000 new jobsMay 02, 2018 - 01:37
In January , it wrote, "By Amazon's choice, this is a public auction, so you should conduct this deal out in the open". The announcement details show that Amazon now employs some 1,000 researchers and engineers at its Vancouver facility.

The United States pushing Saudi Arabia to war against IranMay 02, 2018 - 01:35
Khamenei said one of the plans implemented by the Islamic Republic's enemies to confront Iran is "economic pressure". Khamenei's remarks were aired a day after Pompeo met Saudi King Salman in Riyadh on a flying visit to the region.

After engine failure over Berks, flight crew to meet TrumpMay 02, 2018 - 01:32
The air carrier believed the FAA "vastly understated" the number of engines that would require inspection and their cost. We can't comment on any pending litigation. "Our focus remains on working with the NTSB to support their investigation.

$199 Oculus Go VR headset goes on sale todayMay 02, 2018 - 01:31
The headset offers mobile virtual reality without needing a phone or PC, and is going on sale starting today in 23 countries. That architecture has helped Facebook and Oculus keep the price down, of course, but it has also forced some compromises.

Armenia: in addition to officially nominated as Prime MinisterMay 02, 2018 - 01:29
Demonstrators had poured onto the streets of Yerevan in protest at the move, accusing him of trying to cling to power. Despite having announced over the weekend that they would not "block the vote" for the people's candidate (i.e.